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budget deficit topped $1 trillion in fiscal 2012. that's our fourth-largest budget deficit since world war two. that held wall street's gains in check: the dow rose 2.5 points, the nasdaq fell five. the s&p down four. for the week, the major averages were all off more than 2%. the nasdaq was hit the worst, down almost 3%. >> susie: a new housing boom? >> susie: a new housing boom? a lot of talk and headlines about a recovery in housing. even consumers are feeling more confident as they see signs of a pick up in housing. next week we'll get more direction on where the nation's housing market is headed with the latest monthly numbers on new home construction and sales of existing homes. diane eastabrook reports. >> reporter: it looks like the housing market is finally emerging from its long funk. in august existing home sales increased nearly 8% to their highest level in more than two years. home construction is gaining steam along with builder confidence. and the standard and poors case shiller home price index which tracks home price
budget deficit topped $1 trillion in fiscal 2012. that's our fourth-largest budget deficit since world war two. that held wall street's gains in check: the dow rose 2.5 points, the nasdaq fell five. the s&p down four. for the week, the major averages were all off more than 2%. the nasdaq was hit the worst, down almost 3%. >> susie: a new housing boom? >> susie: a new housing boom? a lot of talk and headlines about a recovery in housing. even consumers are feeling more confident...
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washington has run four straight years of trillion dollar deficit he has not cut the deficit in half of the was an office the gap between the revenue it took in 2.5 trillion of taxes but spent 3.5 trillion it is now going to hit the limit before the year is out. the each of $51,000. debt ceiling debate anybody? look at those numbers. of the nobel peace prize has done it again. none other than the european union. despite the debt crisis and poor fostering peace and democracy. joining me now is john browne he believes they do not deserve the award. we also have the opposing view. richard, i will read the review of the european union for over six decades continue to the event apiece and reconciliation and human-rights in europe. why do you think they chose the e.u.? >> first, you and i are young but if you look back 70 years they only had the balkans war. europe has been saved and pay it -- peaceful. is a little aspiration all. that the european union do more. >> should you have the economies that were also? >> piece was insured by nato and the deterrent combined with the united kingdom
washington has run four straight years of trillion dollar deficit he has not cut the deficit in half of the was an office the gap between the revenue it took in 2.5 trillion of taxes but spent 3.5 trillion it is now going to hit the limit before the year is out. the each of $51,000. debt ceiling debate anybody? look at those numbers. of the nobel peace prize has done it again. none other than the european union. despite the debt crisis and poor fostering peace and democracy. joining me now is...
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deficits. they both have a little problem with details. but there is a big, i would strike a big contrast if i was mitt romney. i would put a working state on one side and a welfare state on the other side and i would say america would be much, much better if dollars were earned instead of dollars awarded. it is time to stop rewarding our friends and punishing our enemies and having the government treat every american the same, which is a foundational principal of the rule of law. and i think mitt romney has to do more of that. has he been specific with his plan? he laid five out in the debate, which is more than the president did. that's why independents thought mitt romney did very, very well. >> let me ask you about one of the issues where they differ, medicare. that is a big deal in florida romney says he supports vouchers for medicare, a plan that is not very popular. how does play in florida with all those seniors? >> right now in florida, you've got about 12 million registered voters. 36
deficits. they both have a little problem with details. but there is a big, i would strike a big contrast if i was mitt romney. i would put a working state on one side and a welfare state on the other side and i would say america would be much, much better if dollars were earned instead of dollars awarded. it is time to stop rewarding our friends and punishing our enemies and having the government treat every american the same, which is a foundational principal of the rule of law. and i think...
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with people who were letting their congressmen know they didn't like obamacare and didn't like the deficit and the debt. has the tea party diminished, gone quiet underground or disappeared? >> what we've been doing is working from being enraged in 2009 when the tea party started to being actively engaged and taken, basically political novices, most the people in the tea parties and members around the countriment now around 41 million that support the tea party principles are people that work, take care of their kids and go to the football games like we saw with the congressman in idaho, and not people who spent a great deal of time in politics and haven't had time in the past and that's changed now and turned those political know novices into fully engaged and fully functioning political activists in the field. >> mike: it's pretty typical in any spontaneous movement, which the tea party was, there becomes a paint they become to assimilate into the institutions that they first railed against and seek to change and become part of the change. is that part of what we're seeing in the tea part
with people who were letting their congressmen know they didn't like obamacare and didn't like the deficit and the debt. has the tea party diminished, gone quiet underground or disappeared? >> what we've been doing is working from being enraged in 2009 when the tea party started to being actively engaged and taken, basically political novices, most the people in the tea parties and members around the countriment now around 41 million that support the tea party principles are people that...
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it's called the deficit. 1,100,000,000,000 bucks. what do you think that is? >> you can't solely tax your way out of it. raises taxes doesn't do a darn thing to change the demographics of a country. or the fact that health care is growing at a faster gdp. you also can't solely cut your way out of it without hurting the truly disadvantaged or without making such significant cuts in education and infrastructure, energy and research that we're not competitive in a knowledge-based global economy. >> i want to ask you, because a lot of this is predicated -- >> can i say one thing on that? >> yeah. >> even if it was a matter of economics you could live life on one extreme or the other. as a matter of political reality you can't. the country is divided on this. whoever wins the election i hope they realize that you have to bring the entire country with you. you have to do this in a bipartisan way. or else we're going to be a very volatile system as we go from one extreme to the other extreme as the parties trade tenures in office. whoever does this is going to have t
it's called the deficit. 1,100,000,000,000 bucks. what do you think that is? >> you can't solely tax your way out of it. raises taxes doesn't do a darn thing to change the demographics of a country. or the fact that health care is growing at a faster gdp. you also can't solely cut your way out of it without hurting the truly disadvantaged or without making such significant cuts in education and infrastructure, energy and research that we're not competitive in a knowledge-based global...
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. >> if it's true that it's not going to add to the deficit, that leaves only one option and that's asking middle class families to foot bill. >> reporter: the president's charge of a $5 trillion tax cut is obviously inaccurate and wrong. >> reporter: romney also in ohio mocked the obama campaign's mocking his plan to cut funds for pbs. >> big bird. >> big bird. >> big bird. >> he's focused on saving big bird. kind of a strange thing in my view because you see i'm focused on helping the american people get good jobs. >> reporter: sesame's street now asked the obama campaign to pull the big bird ad, yet there are weightier questions here as congress looks in to whether the u.s. was warned of the deadly libya attack. >> twice in the six month lead up, you had bombings at our compound there in benghazi and it's 9/11 in libya. what other warnings do you need? >> reporter: warnings of trouble now for president obama, romney's closing the gap. the latest polls, reuters has them tied. gallup has romney up by two. pew has him up by four. and we were talking about the polls in the balgtd ground sta
. >> if it's true that it's not going to add to the deficit, that leaves only one option and that's asking middle class families to foot bill. >> reporter: the president's charge of a $5 trillion tax cut is obviously inaccurate and wrong. >> reporter: romney also in ohio mocked the obama campaign's mocking his plan to cut funds for pbs. >> big bird. >> big bird. >> big bird. >> he's focused on saving big bird. kind of a strange thing in my view because...
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an 18 point halftime deficit and stunned the packers. chuck pagano is being treated for leukemia. >> you're doing great. >> eagles and steelers in pittsburgh. michael vick coughed up a fumble on the one yard line. steelers recover. philadelphia would have the lead late in the fourth. pittsburgh kicks the go ahead field goal to win it 16-14. scary play for redskins fans. robert griffin iii trying to make something happen. he scrambles up the sideline. gets hit. griffin is slow to get up. he's taken out of the game and would not return. official diagnosis is a concussion. no word yet on if he'll play next week. the game with 2:50 left to play. michael turner gets the handoff and runs it 13 yards for the score. that would be the final. falcons win 24-17. they improve to 5-0. >>> and a showdown between two of the best quarterbacks of this generation. tom brady, mr. pretty, and peyton manning facing off in foxborough. manning looks sharp rmt here he hits his tight end from one yard. peyton has three tds and no interceptions. the patriots' run
an 18 point halftime deficit and stunned the packers. chuck pagano is being treated for leukemia. >> you're doing great. >> eagles and steelers in pittsburgh. michael vick coughed up a fumble on the one yard line. steelers recover. philadelphia would have the lead late in the fourth. pittsburgh kicks the go ahead field goal to win it 16-14. scary play for redskins fans. robert griffin iii trying to make something happen. he scrambles up the sideline. gets hit. griffin is slow to get...
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but i was reading an article about the score for the obama, the deficit going down. >> bill: yeah and they always try to take the good news and turn it into bad news. >> caller: i know it's crazy. but back to the debate peter. it was not the president's best night. and certainly he has bounced back from that. >> caller: he didn't have to do that bad -- not that i thought he did bad at all but it's just that it is a no-win situation. >> bill: yeah hold on just one second -- yeah. i want to grab something here. the other thing i have noticed now in the post debate season is more and more people are starting to look at what romney said and how it just doesn't add up. we have talked about that on the taxes. he said i never asked for $5 trillion in tax cuts, and he i'm going to take care of it by closing loop holes, and he has never said what it was except getting rid of bird big. he said i learned early on you have to sit down with democrats and republicans, and we worked all the time across the aisle. the "new york times" said they were fighting like cats and dogs when he was governor. a
but i was reading an article about the score for the obama, the deficit going down. >> bill: yeah and they always try to take the good news and turn it into bad news. >> caller: i know it's crazy. but back to the debate peter. it was not the president's best night. and certainly he has bounced back from that. >> caller: he didn't have to do that bad -- not that i thought he did bad at all but it's just that it is a no-win situation. >> bill: yeah hold on just one second...
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because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increasthe deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? ♪ >>> i was wondering what dogs song we were going to pick for this story. loyalty is one of the reasons we love dogs. what this dog, whose named zander, tried to do was truly extraordinary. when zander's owner went to the hospital, he tracked him down. i was playing with zander. turns out, white shedding dogs and black suits, don't go so well. >> everybody in the studio is falling in love with zander this morning. good morning, america. i'm bianna golodryga, along with dan harris on this saturday, october 6th. >>> also this morning, the iconic game show, "the price is right," is doing something it's never done before. the show has been a favorite for decades. known as much for the models as the amazing prizes. you may be amazed seeing the newest face. >> i loved being sick on sick days watching "the price is right." >>> we're going to start with a teacher/student sex scandal, one that allegedly goes all the
because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increasthe deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? ♪ >>> i was wondering what dogs song we were going to pick for this story. loyalty is one of the reasons we love dogs. what this dog, whose named zander, tried to do was truly extraordinary. when zander's owner went to the hospital, he tracked him down. i was playing with zander. turns out, white shedding...
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>>guest: i think the national debt and the deficits we are facing are all of our problems. all of us add americans should participate. >>neil: i know that. i want to be clear. yes-or-no on raising some people's taxes like the wealthy. >>guest: i think you have to raise revenue in order to solve the national debt problem. i think of an approach that buys in all americans is better than simply one group pitted against the other. i don't think you raise taxes just on the wealthy. i don't think you raise taxes just on middle income. this is a shared responsibility that we have. to we talk about it in terms of being talked about today we divide each other. this is our shared responsibility in this country. it should be united, a united effort not divided. the debate now it is one american against another. i don't think that is the right way to do it. >>neil: thank you very much. >>guest: to be clear, i think we have to raise revenue to deal with the national debt. everyone that has looked at it knows that, we have to cut spending. >>neil: thank you very much. >> a nobel prize fo
>>guest: i think the national debt and the deficits we are facing are all of our problems. all of us add americans should participate. >>neil: i know that. i want to be clear. yes-or-no on raising some people's taxes like the wealthy. >>guest: i think you have to raise revenue in order to solve the national debt problem. i think of an approach that buys in all americans is better than simply one group pitted against the other. i don't think you raise taxes just on the wealthy....
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we have a $1 trillion deficit! >> holding steady. >> bill: said a -- >> we had a surplus under clinton. >> bill: no, no, no, no. the debt wasn't xed out. you're mixing up the deficit with the debt. no, no, no, you're missing the deficit with the debt is yearly spending. the debt is cumulative. the debt wasn't wiped out. >> 1.7 trail in bush tax cuts, yes? that was -- >> bill: i'm not gog defend bush or the republican party. i'm going to tell you one thing, the highest tax revenues in the history of this nation occurred in 2007. the government got more money from we, the people, than any other time in history under the bush tax, the rich tax cuts. >> bill: after an hour at the podium, the two moved to more comfortable quarters. >> how is it that two personalities such as yourselves who are almost polar opposites politically, share a willingness to come together when congress can't? what advice would you give congress? [ applause ] [ laughter ] >> bill: what would you like for christmas, little boy? [ laughter ] get
we have a $1 trillion deficit! >> holding steady. >> bill: said a -- >> we had a surplus under clinton. >> bill: no, no, no, no. the debt wasn't xed out. you're mixing up the deficit with the debt. no, no, no, you're missing the deficit with the debt is yearly spending. the debt is cumulative. the debt wasn't wiped out. >> 1.7 trail in bush tax cuts, yes? that was -- >> bill: i'm not gog defend bush or the republican party. i'm going to tell you one thing,...
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, but it also will be mindful of the education deficit, also mindful of the infrastructure deficit and mindful of the competitive deficit, and we have to recognize there's many different kinds of deficits of which the financial deficit is only one. >> i think that's a fantastic ending for your talk today. thank you so much, larry. [applause] >> two presidential debates coming up. >> defense secretary says the u.s. space has the possibility of a close cyber pearl harbor that could shut down the transportation system, military networks, and military systems. secretary panetta's remarks came yesterday in new york city. >> frank, five words. you deserve to be here. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, it is now and high honor to introduce the most talented, versatile, and experienced leaders in american government, a man who serves our country by meeting the extraordinary challenges of our times. i am sure secretary of defense, leon panetta thinks on his days in the u.s. army intelligence where he received the army accommodation metal. he chaired the house budget committee before moving on to
, but it also will be mindful of the education deficit, also mindful of the infrastructure deficit and mindful of the competitive deficit, and we have to recognize there's many different kinds of deficits of which the financial deficit is only one. >> i think that's a fantastic ending for your talk today. thank you so much, larry. [applause] >> two presidential debates coming up. >> defense secretary says the u.s. space has the possibility of a close cyber pearl harbor that...
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because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? why not get buried in something other than work? get two times the points on travel, with chase sapphire preferred. >>> dieters, i guess everybody. >> we're always on a diet somewhere. >> what if i told you could lose weight and still have all the foods you love. i know it sounds too good to be true. >> that's exactly what mark mcdonald teaches. so, we sent mark to the grocery store to show us how with moderation you really can have it all. >> so, right now i'm going to edgeicate you, we're going to educate you as we shop with lexi here how to get the foods that you love quickly, efficiently and affordable. when you look at veggies. you want to get a variety of colors because each vegetable provides you with a different level of antioxidants that help protect your selves and keep your bodies healthy. choose the fruits that you love. make sure that they look fresh and, remember, just get enough that will las
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this week it recorded the biggest straight deficit in four years. why? prices of iron ore and coal are down because of china slowing demand. china's unprecedented rise has brought with it a boon for resource-rich countries. as china's growth slows, the party is going to wind down. even the united states is not immune. i was struck by a report in "the wall street journal" this week that said u.s. exports to china of coal used in steel making grew six fold in 2009. they grew six fold again in 2010. 600% rises. but as china's steel industry faces a loss this year, demand for u.s. coal has slowed. that's contributed to layoffs for hundreds of coal miners in the state of west virginia. thousands of miners will have their penguision and benefits reduced. all of these ripple effects lead back to china. to give you a sense of its important, look at the market for metals. according to the world bank, china's consumption of refined metals has jumped 17 times since 1990. its share of global consumption of these metals jumped from 5% to 41%. over the last decade, wh
this week it recorded the biggest straight deficit in four years. why? prices of iron ore and coal are down because of china slowing demand. china's unprecedented rise has brought with it a boon for resource-rich countries. as china's growth slows, the party is going to wind down. even the united states is not immune. i was struck by a report in "the wall street journal" this week that said u.s. exports to china of coal used in steel making grew six fold in 2009. they grew six fold...
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they have the same rates that is deficit neutral. different way demonstrated by martin feldstein at harvard got rid of deductions of higher income americans and he pointed out you can do that without burdening the middle class. harvey rosen of princeton university broaded base and depend on economic growth. again you don't have to burden the middle class. there are variety of demonstrations basic principle low rates and broad bases are better tax policy and will raise money necessary for the federal government. lori: one last question. >> sure. lori: who will win this presidential election? >> i think that governor romney is going to win but i will tell you it is very, very close. it will be very close to the end. this is not an election i see swinging in a strong way one way or the other, close to the finish line. it will be a tough battle. lori: douglas holtz-eakin. thank you so much. >> thank you. ashley: going to be interesting you know. obviously joe biden, vice president, came out swinging last night. was verying a grist sieve.
they have the same rates that is deficit neutral. different way demonstrated by martin feldstein at harvard got rid of deductions of higher income americans and he pointed out you can do that without burdening the middle class. harvey rosen of princeton university broaded base and depend on economic growth. again you don't have to burden the middle class. there are variety of demonstrations basic principle low rates and broad bases are better tax policy and will raise money necessary for the...
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said he would cut funding to the public broadcasting service in order to help reduce the country's deficit. now the obama camp released a new tongue and cheek ad casting the star as a criminal mastermind. will it be infective? take a look and decide for yourself. >> i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> bernie madoff, ken lay, gluttons of greed. and the man who towered over him. one man who has the guts to speak his name. >> big bird. >> big bird. >> big, yellow, a menace to our economy. mitt romney knows it's not wall street you have to worry about, it's sesame street. >> i'm going to stopt subsidy to pbs. >> mitt romney taking on enemies no matter where they nest. >> with the presidential election four weeks away, there is new polling out. it shows the race between president obama and mitt romney closer than ever. tracie potts has more on that from washington. good morning. >> lynn, good morning. mitt romney is going to iowa today to a family farm before heading off to ohio where we'll hear his repeat his new campaign line. mitt romney has a new campaign line today. >> hope is
said he would cut funding to the public broadcasting service in order to help reduce the country's deficit. now the obama camp released a new tongue and cheek ad casting the star as a criminal mastermind. will it be infective? take a look and decide for yourself. >> i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> bernie madoff, ken lay, gluttons of greed. and the man who towered over him. one man who has the guts to speak his name. >> big bird. >> big bird. >> big,...
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on a day in which the congressional budget office announced the 2012 budget deficit came in at $11 trillion for a fourth straight year, turns out our out of control spending includes roughly $450 million given every year to the corporation for public broadcasting, $8 million of that going to, that's right, sesame workshop and big bird. it appears easy to dismiss millions of dollars when the government faces trillion of dollars in debt. the left may be cute with a call to end funding for public broadcasting, but here's the homework the left should have done before they and president obama began their reflective aattacks. they are $388 million in assets now. in merchandise sales alone, it brought in $45 million, five times what it received in government grants. that little cute sesame workshop turns out to be a moneymaker producing hundreds of millions of dollars. we take all of that up tonight with former george bush senior adviser carl rove, and as well, the unemployment rate falling to 7.8%, employers adding just 114,000 jobs. we're talking about that, and, yes, big bird too with the congr
on a day in which the congressional budget office announced the 2012 budget deficit came in at $11 trillion for a fourth straight year, turns out our out of control spending includes roughly $450 million given every year to the corporation for public broadcasting, $8 million of that going to, that's right, sesame workshop and big bird. it appears easy to dismiss millions of dollars when the government faces trillion of dollars in debt. the left may be cute with a call to end funding for public...
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don't raise the deficit. don't raise taxes on the middle class. and don't lower the share of income born by the high income earners. he'll keep saying this $5 trillion plan. it's been discredited by six other studies and their own deputy campaign manager acknowledged it wasn't correct. >> let's talk about this 20%. you have refused to offer specifics on how you pay for that 20% across the board tax cut. do you actually have the specifics or are you still working on it and that's why you won't tell voters? >> different than this administration, we want to have big bipartisan agreements. see, i understand -- >> do you have the specifics, do you have the -- >> that would be the first in a republican congress. >> look at what ronald reagan and tip o'neill did. they worked together to broaden the base and lower tax rates. what we're saying is, here is our frame work. lower tax rates 20%. we raise about $1.2 trillion through income taxes. we forego about $1.1 trillion in loopholes and deductions. so what we're sayg is s >>et to lower tax rates across th
don't raise the deficit. don't raise taxes on the middle class. and don't lower the share of income born by the high income earners. he'll keep saying this $5 trillion plan. it's been discredited by six other studies and their own deputy campaign manager acknowledged it wasn't correct. >> let's talk about this 20%. you have refused to offer specifics on how you pay for that 20% across the board tax cut. do you actually have the specifics or are you still working on it and that's why you...
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we need large deficits to support profits until the private sector starts to contribute a little bit more on the investment side particularly housing. so in effect, we're in a transition politically, the europeans are making some decisions on spain, and greece and in china they've got a party handover so all around the world the fiscal's in somewhat of a disarray because of the power structure in politics and the monetary authorities are fighting hard to keep the house in order. >> barry my traders are chomping at the bit. steve weiss g at it. we'll go around the horn. >> i used to follow your work when you were in the industrial space and you did great work there. you know more than most strategists what goes on with the underlying companies. having said that, and what's going on with china, how likely does it have to be more china to come in with easing and for europe to put their pains behind them in the form of a bailout with spain in order to get to your target? is that required? >> if you look at year-to-date just since the june 1 rally began, energy is in the lead since june 1
we need large deficits to support profits until the private sector starts to contribute a little bit more on the investment side particularly housing. so in effect, we're in a transition politically, the europeans are making some decisions on spain, and greece and in china they've got a party handover so all around the world the fiscal's in somewhat of a disarray because of the power structure in politics and the monetary authorities are fighting hard to keep the house in order. >> barry...
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successful small businesses doubled their income taxes last year we would still have a $300 billion deficit. you see there aren't enough rich people and small businesses to tax to pay for all their spending. and so the next time you hear them say, don't worry about it, we'll get a few wealthy people to pay their fair share, watch out middle class, the tax bill is coming to you. jamie: stuart varney, anchor of "varney & company" on the fox business network here to tell us what he thinks about that. hi, stu, good morning. >> well look, the central quote on the economic side of the debate which policy will grow the economy and cut the deficit. paul ryan was very clear. you cut tax rates, that gives you growth. listen to this exchange. >> cut tax rates by 20% and still preserve these important preferences for middle class taxpayers. >> not mattally possible. >> it is mathematically possible. it has been done before. >> it has never been done before. >> it has been done couple times actually. lower tax rates increase growth. lower tax rates. >> now you're jack kennedy. >> well that was interrupt
successful small businesses doubled their income taxes last year we would still have a $300 billion deficit. you see there aren't enough rich people and small businesses to tax to pay for all their spending. and so the next time you hear them say, don't worry about it, we'll get a few wealthy people to pay their fair share, watch out middle class, the tax bill is coming to you. jamie: stuart varney, anchor of "varney & company" on the fox business network here to tell us what he...
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congress and washington doesn't get the deficit situation taken care of, these tax limitations are coming in, spending cuts are going to happen and that is what businesses are really afraid of. >> one of our headlines, excuses, excuses. i love that because one study says that a third of americans play hooky from work. >> yeah, a third. can you believe that? what is really interesting, too, is what their excuses are. some of the ones that i thought were some of my favorite. one man said that he forgot that he had -- he got hired for the job. >> what? >> yes. another woman said that her grandmother was being exhumed for an investigation. and therefore can't come in to work. her grandmother, someone part of the manson family that was under investigation now? yeah, so, that -- so there's that. and also, people still look at -- employers also investigate whether or not you're coming into work or not. that's something you have to be worried about, too. >> wow. okay, that's pretty good. thank you very much hitha prabhakar. i'm never using either of those now. >> no. >> in this morning's one-minu
congress and washington doesn't get the deficit situation taken care of, these tax limitations are coming in, spending cuts are going to happen and that is what businesses are really afraid of. >> one of our headlines, excuses, excuses. i love that because one study says that a third of americans play hooky from work. >> yeah, a third. can you believe that? what is really interesting, too, is what their excuses are. some of the ones that i thought were some of my favorite. one man...
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deficit-reduction has to be balanced. there's no way to do this without spending cuts and some additional revenue. linda mcmahon signed this pledge to grover norquist saying that she would never vote for any revenue increases into the federal government. we do not need to send someone to washington who will be part of the obstruction. we need to bring people together and recognize you have to be serious about spending cuts. the approach has to be balanced. >> we cannot close the dead by not reducing spending. what he describes is a very dim view of the american economy. my plan will cut taxes for the middle class and put them back to work. they will have money in their pockets. they will pay more + taxes. it is growth in the economy. my plan is a pro-growth plan. we make our businesses competitive. we allow our job traders to continue to create jobs. our economy will grow. we have deficit reduction. we put people back to work. when people have money in their pocket, they buy more goods and services. when they buy more goo
deficit-reduction has to be balanced. there's no way to do this without spending cuts and some additional revenue. linda mcmahon signed this pledge to grover norquist saying that she would never vote for any revenue increases into the federal government. we do not need to send someone to washington who will be part of the obstruction. we need to bring people together and recognize you have to be serious about spending cuts. the approach has to be balanced. >> we cannot close the dead by...
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you expose how detached the president is, as it relates to the budget dole and the deficit. he has a lack of relationships. you're best known for watergate. here we have a situation in benghazi, a known hot bed for terrorist training, an ambassador writing in his diary that he felt his life was in jeopardy. he requested additional security and it was denied. the libyan president said it was a terror attack from the very beginning. the white house went out there with this line that this was spontaneous with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades. it had nothing to do with america and the anniversary of 9/11. it was all based on a movie trailer. all of this story is unraveling. i would think, as a reporter, i am not a reporter, you are known to be a great reporter. this would be a gold mine. why are your colleagues in the media ignoring it? >> well, actually, some very strong stories have been done -- in the washington post -- they have. there is more to be done. clearly there is a disconnect -- i just want to correct one thing about what i say in the book about obama. i don't
you expose how detached the president is, as it relates to the budget dole and the deficit. he has a lack of relationships. you're best known for watergate. here we have a situation in benghazi, a known hot bed for terrorist training, an ambassador writing in his diary that he felt his life was in jeopardy. he requested additional security and it was denied. the libyan president said it was a terror attack from the very beginning. the white house went out there with this line that this was...
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you are going to blow a hole in the deficit that is huge. that will reach the swing voters more than anything i think. >> bill: it's 21 minutes after the hour. join the program and the conversation at 866-55-press. we'll be right back. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." of this democracy and see your tweets up on our screen. >>now that's politically direct. endless shrimp is our most popular promotion at red lobster. there's so many choices, the guests love it! [ male announcer ] don't miss endless shrimp, just $14.99! try as much as you like, anyway you like. like new teriyaki grilled shrimp. offer ends soon! my name is angela trapp, and i sea food differently. the chill of peppermint. the rich dark chocolate. york peppermint pattie get the sensation.
you are going to blow a hole in the deficit that is huge. that will reach the swing voters more than anything i think. >> bill: it's 21 minutes after the hour. join the program and the conversation at 866-55-press. we'll be right back. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." of this democracy and see your tweets up on our screen. >>now that's politically direct. endless shrimp is our most popular promotion at red lobster. there's so many choices, the guests love...
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budget deficit topping that number for the fourth straight year. president obama had promised to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. next, 51.4 million, that's how many people watched the vice presidential debate on tv between paul ryan and joe biden. fox news the top cable network 10 million viewers. >> topped any network. >> combined can't even top them. try. the asbury park press reporting that's how much the government spent on experimental text terror program in new jersey. police say there are not been any credible tips so far using that service. >> that's a relief. there are more developments this morning in the deadly meningitis outbreak that has claimed the lives of 14 people. the number of confirmed cases now at 185 across 12 states. >> roughly 14,000 have been exposed to the recalled drug. will cece more cases and could you be at risk? joining us now is dr. marc siegel associate professor of medicine at nyu and part of our medical a team there is a new headline this morning on this new fungus that they have discovered,
budget deficit topping that number for the fourth straight year. president obama had promised to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. next, 51.4 million, that's how many people watched the vice presidential debate on tv between paul ryan and joe biden. fox news the top cable network 10 million viewers. >> topped any network. >> combined can't even top them. try. the asbury park press reporting that's how much the government spent on experimental text terror program...
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he will continue to attract the deficit. he'll look at the tax reform which i think is very important, if you get any help from the republicans whatsoever which he got none of for the last two years we'll see real tax reforms and the implication of the tax codes and he'll get his jobs bill passed if the congress will cooperate which they haven't done for two years. >> tom stemberg, your reaction to howard's definition here and your agenda? larry, when you've been in office for four years, you shouldn't be evaluated on your plans. you should be evaluated on your performance, it's at best, d-minus and our jobs situation are running trillion dollar deficits and america's dollar and the stock price, if you will, is at an all-time low and that's not a good record. >> excuse me, our stock price is up tremendously since barack obama took office. wall street's done really well. the reason is corporate profits. >> our currency. >> our economy is recovering and the people know it. >> thank you very much. tom stemberg, ceo of staples.
he will continue to attract the deficit. he'll look at the tax reform which i think is very important, if you get any help from the republicans whatsoever which he got none of for the last two years we'll see real tax reforms and the implication of the tax codes and he'll get his jobs bill passed if the congress will cooperate which they haven't done for two years. >> tom stemberg, your reaction to howard's definition here and your agenda? larry, when you've been in office for four years,...
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about abortion, reproductive rights, they care about issues around the economy, around jobs, around deficit, around education. that's how they are making their case to women. >> well, it's interesting, governor romney was asked again in ohio yesterday to clarify his stance. let me play his latest response. >> i think i've said time and again, i'm a pro life candidate and i'll be a pro life candidate. the actions i'll take immediately will be to remove funding for planned parenthood. >> so, mark, that comment comes after several articles pointed out that conservative women organization, particularly susan b. anthony, have basically put out a letter calling out governor romney on his pledge to fight for legislation that is favorable to where they stand on the battle for abortion. >> tamron, we did see from governor romney a market shift in tone in his comments to the des moines register. >> is it being too kind to say a shift in tone? >> that is the way you look at it. he was talking about legislation before him. clearly that is something he wouldn't have said during the republican primary se
about abortion, reproductive rights, they care about issues around the economy, around jobs, around deficit, around education. that's how they are making their case to women. >> well, it's interesting, governor romney was asked again in ohio yesterday to clarify his stance. let me play his latest response. >> i think i've said time and again, i'm a pro life candidate and i'll be a pro life candidate. the actions i'll take immediately will be to remove funding for planned parenthood....
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we have to recognize we have a $1 trillion annual deficit. unless we deal with ways of getting revenue and cut spending we'll be in a bad situation in our country for quite some time. carried interest shouldn't be singled out. everything shoulgd be looked at. >> due agree it should be taken out. everything should be looked at. but with respect to carried interest. >> carried interest won't solve the problem. we have a $1 trillion annual deficit. carried interest would carry about one tenth of 1%. we should solve the deficit. >> it sounds like you say keep it. >> i'm saying look at everything but look at it in the context what it will kofl. our bigger is not carried interest it's the deficit and the $16 trillion of debt. that's a far greater problem. >> what would you do and what would you recommend whoever the next president do to solve the fiscal cliff crisis? >> first what i would recommend and again i was in government and i didn't solve all these problems so i'm not a person that has all the solutions but what i would recommend the next p
we have to recognize we have a $1 trillion annual deficit. unless we deal with ways of getting revenue and cut spending we'll be in a bad situation in our country for quite some time. carried interest shouldn't be singled out. everything shoulgd be looked at. >> due agree it should be taken out. everything should be looked at. but with respect to carried interest. >> carried interest won't solve the problem. we have a $1 trillion annual deficit. carried interest would carry about...
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no team has ever come back from an 0-2 deficit by winning three game on the road. the giants have a chance to do it tonight. the reds still have not won a play-off game, a home play-off game in 17 years. nats hosting the cardinals in game three. second inning, cardinals up one. edwin jackson for a three run home run. cardinals win 8-0. st. louis leads that series 2-1. they can put the nats away today. all eight teams on the field. giants and reds play game five at 1:00 eastern time today. followed by the nats and cards at 4:00. yankees and close it out against the os and tigers and as all or nothing for those two teams in oakland tonight. >>> well in cycling, the legacy of lance armstrong took another substantial hit yesterday. the u.s. anti-doping agency released 1,000 pages of what it called overwhelming evidence against armstrong and his former cycling team regarding doping charges. 11 of armstrong's former teammates testified against him claiming armstrong not only participated himself in doping but demanded his teammates follow his lead or leave the team. ceo
no team has ever come back from an 0-2 deficit by winning three game on the road. the giants have a chance to do it tonight. the reds still have not won a play-off game, a home play-off game in 17 years. nats hosting the cardinals in game three. second inning, cardinals up one. edwin jackson for a three run home run. cardinals win 8-0. st. louis leads that series 2-1. they can put the nats away today. all eight teams on the field. giants and reds play game five at 1:00 eastern time today....
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i asked more questions like why was it with a trillion dollar deficit, he found it in his -- in his heart to put $90 billion into green energy companies that in many cases were contributors to his campaign. at least the owners of those businesses were. and why was it with what he had promised during his campaign, that health insurance premiums he would bring down by $2,500 a year, instead they went up by $2,500 a year. you know, i know we've heard his answers over the campaign. had he says look you can't fix washington from the inside, only do it from the outside. we're going to give him that chance, all right. >> that was mitt romney at a rally in richmond, virginia, karen finney some sharp words. >> not unexpected. >> not unexpected at all. >> i'll start first with benghazi, which we didn't talk about earlier and which we will talk about now. mitt romney clearly sees an opening here, foreign policy wise to hit the president. said that president is doubling down on denial in his remarks just a moment ago. let's talk about how the vice president handled that last night. let's play actuall
i asked more questions like why was it with a trillion dollar deficit, he found it in his -- in his heart to put $90 billion into green energy companies that in many cases were contributors to his campaign. at least the owners of those businesses were. and why was it with what he had promised during his campaign, that health insurance premiums he would bring down by $2,500 a year, instead they went up by $2,500 a year. you know, i know we've heard his answers over the campaign. had he says look...